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So when will we know?

But even if he loses the trial, Brian has already said he intends to fight any decision - even hinting he could take the fight to Europe.

That could result in a lengthy court process which could drag out a definitive ruling on the devices.

So, we simply don't know.

Amazon Fire TV Stick (Image: Martyn Landi/PA Wire)

Are there any other similar legal cases?

One has just finished, and resulted in one man receiving a four year jail sentence for conspiracy to defraud.

In what was first to be the first sentencing of its kind, Terry O’Reilly was handed the tough term for flogging over 1,000 boxes to pubs.

The pubs used them to illegally stream Premier League football matches.

Following the result, Premier League Director of Legal Services Kevin Plumb said: “The courts have provided a clear message: this is against the law and selling systems which allow people to watch unauthorised Premier League broadcasts is a form of mass piracy and is sufficiently serious to warrant a custodial sentence.

“There can now be no doubt for consumers that these systems are illegal.”

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So they are no longer on-sale?

They are indeed on-sale.

The case involving O’Reilly was for a conspiracy to defraud, a less serious charge than those Thompson is facing.

His charges, which his solicitor claimed was under an “unusual piece of legislation”, sees him accused of selling boxes “adapted for the purpose of enabling or facilitating the circumvention of effective technological measures”.

Oh, and there's a third charge involving “advertising a product to circumvent technological measures”.

That case focuses specifically on selling pre-loaded boxes.

Until that, or another similar case, has gone through the courts it is likely they will still be sold on the high street.

Retail giants like Tesco and Amazon are selling similar devices, although they aren’t pre-loaded.

What’s happening in the pubs?

In October, bosses at the Navigation pub in Teeside were fined £8,000 after being caught streaming Boro matches through a Kodi box.

And in a show of support for Thompson, there is a sign up in the front window of Dr Brown’s warning that anybody who works for the FA, Sky, BT, the Premier League or its “servants” are pretty much barred.

It warns that anybody from those firms - who are leading the fight against pubs illegally streaming live footy - will face legal action if they set foot inside.

It states: “Any entrance by the above will be considered as trespass and as such any information gained would be by default.”